First-place winners received $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators for the students and advisers provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $200 and a certificate; third-place winners received $100 and a certificate; and honorable mentions received certificates.
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People News for August 2022
Read about what ASA members have been up to recently.
JSM 2022: A World of Innovation in Data for Good
David Corliss offers tips to help Data for Good practitioners get the most out of the Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC.
First CIRS/SWB Webinar Draws Large International Crowd
The Committee on International Relations in Statistics partnered with Statistics Without Borders to launch a webinar series that introduces statistical topics of broad interest to an international audience.
Modernizing Government Statistics for the 21st Century
Anil Arora says the data ecosystem has expanded enormously in recent years and the responsible use of new data sources is allowing statisticians to see sooner and act faster.
Claire Bowen, Ron Prevost Named to Census Scientific Advisory Committee
Members advise the Census Bureau director on the uses of scientific developments in statistical data collection, survey methodology, geospatial and statistical analysis, and more.
SRMS Looks to JSM 2023
Proposals for JSM 2023 invited sessions are due in early September, and proposals for topic-contributed sessions are due in early December.
CAUSE Offers Cartoon Caption Contest
The contest is open to all who use or enjoy statistics, including students, instructors, and professionals.
Significance Highlights: June Issue Looks at Using Social Media to Measure Subjective Well-Being
The issue also looks at Wordle, the gender breakdown of most Significance writers, college admissions during COVID-19, women and astronomers, and data-driven advertising.
Adji Bousso Dieng Wins 2022 Annie T. Randall Innovator Award
Dieng is recognized for her innovative statistical methods on artificial intelligence and probabilistic machine learning and her focus on societal impact as the founder and president of the nonprofit group The Africa I Know.